Harvard University

[edit] Harvard University in Film

• The American President
  • It is revealed in the movie that President Andrew Shepherd (Michael Douglas) attended Stanford University (not Harvard).

• Apocalypse Now
  • As Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) is reading Colonel Kurtz's (Marlon Brando) dossier, it says Colonel Kurtz got a Masters Degree at Harvard in History. His thesis was "The Phillipines Insurrection: American Foreign Policy in Southeast Asia, 1898-1905."

• Billy Madison
  • After beating Billy (Adam Sandler) in the race, Eric Gordon (Bradley Whitford) says he was "2nd team All-American, Harvard Track."

• Can't Hardly Wait
  • William Lichter (Charlie Korsmo), the valedictorian, is heading to Harvard after high school.

• Chasing Liberty
  • Anna Foster (Mandy Moore) goes to Harvard.

• The Firm
  • Mitch McDeere (Tom Cruise) went to Harvard Law.

• John Tucker Must Die
  • When the girls are fighting, Beth (Sophia Bush) says to Carrie (Arielle Kebbel), "You don't care about him, all you care about is getting into Hartford." Carrie responds with, "I believe it's 'Har-vard.'"

• The Ladykillers
  • After hiding himself under the bed, Professor Door (Tom Hanks) explains that academics are fond of wedging themselves into confined spaces. "At Yale," he says, "the students will see how many of their number they can enclose in a telephone booth. At Harvard, a broom closet."

• Lucky Number Slevin
  • Old Max (Scott Gibson) tells his son that the money he wins at the track is going to put him through Harvard.

• The Nanny Diaries
  • Harvard Hottie (Chris Evans) is wearing a Harvard Crew shirt when Annie (Scarlett Johansson) first meets him.

• Stranger Than Fiction
  • Ana Pascal (Maggie Gyllenhaal) went to Harvard Law.

• Wedding Crashers
  • Senator Cleary (Christopher Walken) went to Harvard.

• With Honors
  • "With Honors" takes place at Harvard.

[edit] Harvard University on TV

• How I Met Your Mother
  • Season 3, Episode 1, "Wait For It...", Ted (Josh Radnor) is wearing a Harvard Heavyweight Crew shirt.